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NEWS SECTIONS

• Cardinal George: Pray for Mideast This Sunday

24-Nov-07 Zenit,

Meeting Next Week to Pursue Israeli-Palestinian Resolution

(Read more here)

• Catholic-Orthodox statement a 'first step' to agreement

24-Nov-07 ENI,

Church leaders have cautiously welcomed a document issued by a joint Roman Catholic-Orthodox commission dealing with the papacy

(Read more here)

• Israeli peace activist arrives in UK to protest home demolitions

24-Nov-07 Ekklesia,

Leading Israeli peace activist, Jeff Halper, founder and director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), arrives in the UK on Thursday 22 November, along with Palestinian Salim Shawamreh, who has had his house demolished four times by Israeli bulldozers.

(Read more here)

• An Open Letter to Annapolis Leaders: Half Empty or Half Full?

22-Nov-07 ELCJHL, Bishop Munib A. Younan,

In the midst of all the skepticism and cynicism over Annapolis, I believe we are called to embody hope and act with courage.

(Read more here)

• Middle East bishop meets Jimmy Carter on peace mission

20-Nov-07 Ekklesia,

Peace and justice advocate Bishop Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has met with former US President Jimmy Carter to discuss initiatives relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

(Read more here)

• Capitol Hill Briefing Attributes Dwindling Palestinian Christian Population To The Effects Of The Israeli Occupation

20-Nov-07 American Task Force on Palestine,

The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) held a Capitol Hill briefing this week featuring four Christian mayors of Palestinian towns in the West Bank.

(Read more here)

• Five Christian Mayors from the West Bank in Washington

20-Nov-07 Joan & Edward Hazbun,

On October 26 and 27, the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) hosted the mayors of Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Beit Sahour, Ramallah and Birzeit at their ninth annual Conference at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC.

(Read more here)

• Loving God and Neighbor Together: A Christian Response to A Common Word Between Us and You

20-Nov-07 A common word,

On October 13, 2007, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, 138 Muslim scholars and clerics sent an open letter "to leaders of Christian churches, everywhere."

(Read more here)

• Christians in Jerusalem want Jews to stop spitting on them

20-Nov-07 Haaretz, Amiram Barkat,

A few weeks ago, a senior Greek Orthodox clergyman in Israel attended a meeting at a government office in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul quarter.

(Read more here)

• The Armor of God and Peace-Making

20-Nov-07 Come and See,

I recently received an email from a Christian group that was urging all believers to speak out against the upcoming peace summit to be held in Annapolis in the United States of America.

(Read more here)

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